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Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They’re working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.

Barbara Bush

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Nancy People Perfectionist
. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
BARBARA BUSH

America Important Learning
Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Likes Losing
I’m tired now of the elections.
BARBARA BUSH

Election Tired
I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
BARBARA BUSH

Dirty Hate Naughty
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Love Marriage
Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
BARBARA BUSH

Book House White
I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
BARBARA BUSH

Abortion Outspoken Pro
I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you’re doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs.
BARBARA BUSH

Home Love Talking
There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.
BARBARA BUSH

President Running Way
Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.
BARBARA BUSH

Good Judgement Luck People
I’m not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
BARBARA BUSH

Airplane Anything Jump Know
Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
BARBARA BUSH

Friendship Good Life Values
The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Dirty Family
I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
BARBARA BUSH

Courageous Office Running
You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
BARBARA BUSH

Love Thank Witty You

Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They’re working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.

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Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They’re working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.

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